Administrative Contact Information
| Department or Unit | Contact/Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Jennifer A. Shuford, MD, MPH (512-776-7363) |
| Deputy Commissioner | Kirk Cole (512-776-7376) |
| Senior Advisor | Barbara L Klein, JD, EMPL (512-776-7376) |
| General Counsel | Cynthia Hernandez (512-776-7236) |
| HHS Internal Audit | Nicole Guerrero (512-428-1953) |
| HHS Information Resources Manager | Rick Blanco |
| Chief of Staff | Ricky Garcia (512-776-7376) |
| Center for External Relations | Rachael Hendrickson (512-776-3765) |
| Communications | Jennifer Van Gilder (512-776-6085) |
| Governmental Affairs | Jordan Hill (512-776-3246) |
| Media Relations | Chris Van Deusen (512-776-7119) |
| Center for System Coordination & Innovation | Mercy Bryant, PhD, MBA (512-776-2370) |
| Process Improvement | Anthony V. Patterson |
| Executive Operations and Support | Angelica Martinez, MS, BSW, LBSW (512-776-6509) |
| Chief State Epidemiologist | Varun Shetty, MD, Acting (512-776-7789) |
| Deputy State Epidemiologist | Diana Martinez, PhD (512-776-7198) |
| Center for Health Statistics | Chris Aker, Acting (512-776-3548) |
| Data Governance | Carrie Bradford, PhD (512-776-7180) |
| Center for Public Health Policy & Practice | Stephen Pont, MD, MPH (512-776-6483) |
| Office of Practice & Learning | Courtney Dezendorf, MPH (512-776-3751) |
| Office of Public Health Policy | Aelia Akhtar (512-776-7324) |
| Residency Program | Elizabeth Howard, MD |
| Chief Financial Officer | Donna Sheppard (512-776-7640) |
| Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Christy Havel (512-776-7426) |
| Accounting Section | Leslie Aguilar (512-776-2227) |
| Claims Unit | Vacant (512-776-2525) |
| Assistant Accounting Director | Barbara Kelly-King (512-776-2589) |
| Requisition Unit Manager | Vernell McBride (512-776-2108) |
| Grants | Elaine McHard (512-776-6646) |
| Revenue Management Unit | Ashley Cheatham (512-776-2658) |
| General Ledger Unit | Linda Costley |
| Budget Section | Amanda Hudson (512-776-6931) |
| Assistant Budget Director | Ann Casey (512-776-7566) |
| Associate Commissioner for Program Operations | Roberto Beaty (512-776-7153) |
| Business Support & Planning | Danyale Bryant (512-776-7642) |
| Contract Management | Patty Melchior (512-776-2115) |
| Fiscal Monitoring | Ann Duncan (512-776-6991) |
| Program Support Operations | Gabe Pina (512-776-3642) |
| Public Health Portfolio | Madhavi Koganti (512-776-6194) |
| Associate Commissioner for Consumer Protection | Timothy Stevenson, DVM, PhD (512-834-6660) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner | Luis Morales (512-834-6775) |
| Compliance | Chris Drews (512-834-6621) |
| Environmental | Annabelle Dillard (512-834-6608) |
| EMS / Trauma Systems | Jorie Klein (512-834-6745) |
| Food and Drug | Kevin Veal (512-231-5658) |
| Radiation | Lisa Bruedigan, RT, RDMS (512-834-6629) |
| Meat Safety Assurance | James Dillon, DVM, MPH (512-834-6760) |
| Associate Commissioner for Laboratory & Infectious Disease Services | Imelda Garcia, MPH (512-776-7679) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner | Monica Gamez (512-776-6678) |
| Laboratory Services Section | Grace Kubin, PhD (512-776-2468) |
| Infectious Disease Prevention | Paul Grunenwald, DVM |
| HIV/STD | Josh Hutchison, Interim (512-776-7234) |
| Immunization Section Director | Vacant |
| Associate Commissioner for Regional & Local Health Operations | David Gruber (512-776-7770) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner | Rachel Samsel, MSSW |
| Center for Health Emergency Preparedness & Response (CHEPR) | Jeff Hoogheem (512-776-7219) |
| Texas Center for Infectious Disease | John Lopez |
| Office of Border Public Health | Karin Hopkins (512-810-7182) |
| Public Health Regions (PHR) | |
| Public Health Region 1 | Scott Milton (806-744-3577) |
| Public Health Region 2/3 | Aurelia Schmalstieg, MD (817-264-4500) |
| Public Health Region 4/5 | Sharon Huff, MD, MS (903-595-3585) |
| Public Health Region 6/5 | Carlos Plasencia, MD, MSPH (713-767-3000) |
| Public Health Region 7 | Sharon Melville, MD, MPH (254-778-6744) |
| Public Health Region 8 | Lillian Ringsdorf, MD, MPH (210-949-2000) |
| Public Health Region 9/10 | Rachel Sonne, MD, MPH (915-834-7675) |
| Public Health Region 11 | Emilie Prot, DO, MPH (956-423-0130) |
| Associate Commissioner for Community Health Improvement | Manda Hall, MD (512-776-7321) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner | Jeremy Triplett (512-776-2184) |
| Medical Director | Kelly Fegan-Bohm, MD, MPH |
| Maternal & Child Health Director | Lori Gabbert-Charney |
| Vital Statistics - State Registrar | Tara Das, PhD (512-776-7646) |
| Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Registries | Heidi Bojes, PhD, MPH (512-776-6351) |
| Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention | Nimisha Bhakta, MPH |
| Health & Human Services Commission – Human Resources | 1-888-894-4747 |
| Health & Human Services Commission – Civil Rights Office | 1-888-388-6332 or 512-438-4313 |
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